let's deal with the matter at of amir khan's challenge to terence crawford in the early hours of sundayighters look? they looked really relaxed on that stage behind me about an hour ago. i think it was because they weighed and this morning and when they're on the stage this evening, it was really more for show. they made weight, they rehyd rated, really more for show. they made weight, they rehydrated, he could see a difference and amir‘s body. they went over the they're side by side and did an interview, no sign of tension at all. but tomorrow night, there will be an awful lot of tension because there is a lot riding on this for both men. amir‘s last opportunity. a three weight world champion, looking for that signature when that will give him that crossover appeal. there is a lot riding on the for both men and i expect tomorrow there will be an awful lot of tension we are in madison square garden they're coming here to shine, who shine brightest tomorrow night. thank you so much for joining tomorrow night. thank you so much forjoining us from new york. good friday has been a great one

his world title shot at madison square garden was ended by a controversial low blow, terence crawfordng his welterweight crown. good morning, another very warm and sunny day for most of us as we head into next week, we are looking at a change in the weather. join you later for the change in the weather. join you laterfor the details. change in the weather. join you later for the details. good change in the weather. join you laterfor the details. good morning. it's sunday, 21st april. our top story... more than 100 people are reported to have been killed in a series of explosions in sri lanka. hundreds have been injured after blasts in two churches and a number of hotels. 0ur reporter azzam ameen sent this report from the capital colombo. i am in front of the st anthony's church where the attack took place around 8.45 local time this morning. ijust went inside and it is completely destroyed. i can see a lot of devastation inside and the police are not allowing us to go further, but they say that at least 26 dead bodies are inside which have to be removed shortly. so, this is a major sh

in boxing — britain's amir khan lost the wbo welterweight champion to terence crawford, at madison squareden in new york last night. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35 — this mornings reviewers are james millar and lainy malkani. good morning.

he was hit with a low blow by the champion terence crawford and couldn't carry on, the american keepingnother warm and sunny day for most of us today. as we head into next week we are looking at changes in the weather. it's sunday 21st april. our top story: at least 52 people are reported to have been killed in a series of explosions in sri lanka. hundreds have been injured after blasts in two churches and a number of hotels. joining us now from colombo is local journalist sandun arosha fernando. i believe you are at the scene of one of the bomb blasts. could you bring us up—to—date with the latest as you understand it? yes, the first bomb blast is reported in colombo, ata bomb blast is reported in colombo, at a very prominent catholic church in cheryl ancor, so a lot of people attended in the morning for easter sunday. —— sri lanka. inaudible. there are three blasts in catholic churches in sri lanka, so we can confirm 400 people injured and around 50 people dead, and 50 people in the hospital. we can now confirm that three blasts have happened in colombo, so—so fathers of the things we

and what next for amir khan after his controversial world title defeat to terence crawford in new yorktonight... liverpool are back on top of the premier league after a 2—0 victory over cardiff city. they have leapfrogged the champions manchester city yet again after a tense afternoon in south wales. there were significant results for the top four too, as david ornstein reports. a day as vital to liverpool's title bid as cardiff's fight against relegation, a day when chances needed to be taken, and wastefulness could prove costly. for a periods the gulf in quality was clear, but pressure can be a leveller. both goalkeepers were to thank for keeping the scores level at half—time. level, but not for long. the deadlock was broken, and almost the net. liverpool in front. the celebration and smile what a mark of what it went. cardiff should have equalised. how did he miss? their afternoon went from bad to worse, a penalty to liverpool. james milner was as reliable as ever from the spot. the reds rising back to the premier league summit, and still in contention for a first title in 29 yea rs

he was absolutely dominated by terence crawford from 0maha, who i think will go on to be one of the greats't he? he is. he has come up from lightweight and he has one titles in multiple weights. he has an amazing back story, he was beaten as a child, given rough love, shot in the back after gambling with dice in a casino one night, but now he works with children in rwanda taking medical supplies in a charity that he works with, with a high school teacher. an incredible transformation in his life. the question is how big a star. he is an incredible boxer, but in america you need some star power to get to the levels of the likes of mike tyson and floyd mayweather, who were outwardly bad boys. crawford is not a talker, he does his business in the ring, he is a very acute and proficient and spiteful boxer, who can box left—handed or right—handed, as he shows amir khan tonight. he teased him. he beat kell brook last year, and that would be a mega fight in america. at welterweight, £147, to compare with say sugar ray leonard in the past, some of the great stars of american boxing. this is an int

amir khan has lost his world title fight against terence crawford in new york.ed by the wbo welterweight champion and was knocked down in the first round. but he was then caught by an accidental low blow in the sixth round. khan said he was in too much pain to carry on, and crawford, who was ahead on all scorecards, retains his crown. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 18.35, bye for now. since april 2017, the rate of closures has half, with 76 closing each month. two years ago, a new business rates system was introduced. since then, many public houses have received a discount on their bills. this year, the average pub is estimated to have had £6,000 knocked off their rates. the industry says business rates, together with high beer duty and rising general costs, are a heavy burden on the sector. there have been calls for further changes to the way hello. you're watching the bbc news channel with martine croxall. let's get more now on our top story today, the series of suicide bomb attacks in sri lan

amir khan says his boxing career isn't over, after he lost his world title fight against terence crawfordwelterweight champion, and was knocked down in the first round at madison square garden. he made it to the sixth round but then was caught by a very low blow, an accidental shot below the belt from crawford. khan was pulled over by his corner, but was in so much pain that he couldn't continue, he denied quitting and said he "couldn't think straight". crawford had won every round to that point and remains unbeaten. i never quite feel anything. i'd rather be knocked out. i'd rather have been knocked out than quitting a fight. it's just not in me to quit. and obviously i was hit with a low shot. i couldn't recover from it. that's the reason the fight was called off. i tried to continue, but it was getting worse, and the coroner called it off and we chose to not fight. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. hello, once again many of you will have enjoyed weather like that over the past few days, if you have seen the past few days, if you have seen the news bulle

world champion again on saturday in new york when he takes on unbeaten wbo welterweight champion terence crawfordmedia work out ahead of the bout, he told our reporter ade adedoyin a victory will help to win over some of his detractors. amir khan has been a household name since the athens olympics in 2004. it was a world champion by the age of 22 but despite his successes in the ring, he still polarises opinion, may be because of some of his high—profile losses that he suffered along the way. his private life became very public in the last few years. he told me victory at this iconic venue will help to rejuvenate his career and he also admitted some of the abuse that he receives on social media about his career in private life has affected him. you see there is a lot of stuff going on, what islam teaches you his peace and love. a handful of people spoil it for us all and that's what's been happening with all the terrorism that is going on, it makes it hard for people like me. i'm representing my come —— country, boxing, representing for the other muslims out there in the world but there are still

amir khan lost his world title fight against terence crawford in new york earlier this morning but theremadison square garden. khan was being outclassed by the wbo welterweight champion and was knocked down in the first round. but he was then caught by an accidental low—blow in the sixth round. rules stipulate that khan was allowed 5 minutes to recover, but he was in so much pain that he couldn't continue/l because more than 4 rounds had been boxed the result was decided on the judges scorecards, crawford had won every round and remains unbeaten retaining his belt. khan took exception to the accusation from the other corner that he quit unecessarily because he had no chance of winning the contest i've never quit anything, i'd rather be knocked out than quit a fight. it's just not in me to quit. obviously, i was hit by a low shot, i couldn't recoverfrom it, that's the reason the fight was called off. i tried to continue but it was getting we chose to not fight and called it off. so what now for khan? 0ur reporter ade adedoyin was at the fight. i've never seen khan dominated like this even

in boxing — britain's amir khan lost the wbo welterweight champion to terence crawford, at madison squareden in new york last night. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35 — this mornings reviewers are james millar and lainy malkani. good morning. more than 150 people are reported to have been killed and hundreds more injured in a series of explosions in sri lanka. at least six blasts have been reported, at three churches and three five—star hotels. one of the churches and the three hotels that were attacked are in the biggest city, colombo. the other churches are in negombo and the easten city of battacloa. people were attending easter sunday mass in the churches when the explosions hit. sri lanka's president has told people to remain calm — and the prime minister has condemned what he called a ‘cowardly attack‘. it's reported that dozens of foreign nationals are among the dead. the bbc‘s azzam ameen is at the scene of one of the attacks in colombo. it's very early to say but even the police are not saying who is behind it. they arejust guessing whether there is an inter

sport website including the latest from new york as the british boxer, amir khan, challenges terence crawfordradio5live. kate. some of notre—dame's smallest residents appear to have survived the devastating fire which destroyed most of the cathedral‘s roof and toppled its famous spire. around 200 thousand bees living in hives on the roof were initially thought to have perished in the blaze, but the fire did not reach the hives, and the smoke merely made them drunk as hugh schofield reports from paris. for six years, they have been keeping bees on the roof of notre dame. the inferno, one might have thought, should have reduced the three hives to a large pool of wax. but no. this brief video, taken this afternoon, shows that all is still in order. the day after, we had pictures taken by drones and i could see the three dots made by the roofs of the hives and nothing was in front. nothing that looked like melted wax and then, on thursday, nicola, my boss, met andre on the pavement and he said that he had seen bees going back and forth into the hives. luckily the hives were not on the part of the

amir khan lost his world title fight against terence crawford in new york earlier this morning but theree bout at madison square garden. khan was being outclassed by the wbo welterweight champion and was knocked down in the first round. but he was then caught by an accidental low—blow, below the belt, in the sixth round. khan said he was in too much pain to carry on and crawford, who was ahead on all the judges scorecards, retains his crown. i've never put anything, i'd rather be knocked out than quit a fight. it's just never been in be knocked out than quit a fight. it'sjust never been in me be knocked out than quit a fight. it's just never been in me to quit. 0bviously, it's just never been in me to quit. obviously, i was hit by a low shot, i couldn't recover from obviously, i was hit by a low shot, i couldn't recoverfrom it, that's the reason of the fight was called off. i try to continue but it was getting worse but obviously, we chose do not fight and called off. i tried to continue but it was getting worse but obviously, we chose to not fight and coded. so what now for khan? 0ur re

amir khan lost his world title fight against terence crawford in new york earlier this morning but theree bout at madison square garden. khan was being outclassed by the wbo welterweight champion and was knocked down in the first round. he was then caught by an accidental low blow, well below the belt, in the sixth round. khan said he was in too much pain to carry on and crawford, who was ahead on all the judges' scorecards, retains his crown. i have never quite anything, i would rather honestly be knocked out dan quite a fight. it is not in me to quite a fight. it is not in me to quit —— knocked out than quita quit a fight. virtual in the corner called it off and we chose to end the fight —— virgil. so, what now for khan? 0ur reporter ade adedoyin was at the fight. in all the time i have watched amir khan's career, whether it is amateur or pro, i have never seen him dominated in the way he was this evening. yes, he has been knocked out in the past, but in those bouts against saul alvarez and breidis prescott and danny garcia, he was doing well, when they were stopped, he was winning. in

he weighed in slightly heavier than american terence crawford, and he is a big underdog with the bookiesld be his biggest achievement. in the football, manchester city and spurs face each other again just three days after the most dramatic of champions league matches ever seen. this time at lunchtime and in the premier league, and city will go back top if they win. can brighton ease their relegation fears? and newcastle and southampton in the evening match, you would have to say one more win for either side would make the mathematically safe. celtic could win again tomorrow if they beat hibs and rangers don't win. one of the world's most famous middle—distance kiprop has been banned. the former champion has a lwa ys banned. the former champion has always maintained his innocence, but said lastjune always maintained his innocence, but said last june that always maintained his innocence, but said lastjune that he was giving up his attempt to prove that his sample had been tampered with. british number one johanna konta is had been tampered with. british number onejohanna konta is hoping fo

himself mentally for the huge challenge of facing a man considered one of the world‘s best — terence crawfordit later in new york, which is where we find our correspndent ade adedoyin. we expect khan to have the weight advantage, but will it count for much? yes, the city that never sleeps, he can see the hustle and bustle of midtown manhattan, does not get much more new york than this. taxis outside madison square garden, where that will take place in the next few hours. a lot riding on this spout, and f tomorrow night‘s fight, but they‘ll make a significance, it turns out that he is a very formidable champion. he has won titles in different weight classes, unify the welterweight title, undefeated in his professional career and he is looking for that signature victory that will give them that recognition. this may be his last chance to win a career title, at the age 17, a world champion by the age of 22, but on the way he suffered four defeats, three of them were knockouts and ones that people remember and it raises questions about his vulnerability. you have to ask him if he still has what i